Johnson & Johnson Vision (Acuvue)
HQ US35% share
World's largest contact-lens maker (Acuvue, ~35% share); major manufacturing hub in Limerick, Ireland.
chemical · input
Silicone Hydrogel Contact-Lens Monomer
Oxygen-permeable silicone-hydrogel monomer systems — the dominant material for modern soft contact lenses. Held as proprietary formulations by the four major contact-lens makers.
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Source countries
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Companies
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Goods affected
0
Claims on record
What depends on it
Goods that need this input
1 essential American goods rely on silicone hydrogel contact-lens monomer somewhere upstream in their supply chain.
Where it comes from
Source countries
Share of global supply, by country.
| Country | Share of supply |
|---|---|
| JPJapan | 22% |
| CACanada | 15% |
| DEGermany (Federal Republic of Germany) | 14% |
| MXMexico | 8% |
| KRSouth Korea (Republic of Korea) | 7% |
| FRFrance | 6% |
| CNChina | 6% |
| GBUnited Kingdom | 4% |
| TWTaiwan | 3% |
| TRTurkey | 2% |
| ESSpain | 2% |
| OMOman | 2% |
Who makes it
Supplier companies
4 companies produce silicone hydrogel contact-lens monomer.
Alcon Inc.(ALC)
HQ CH20% share
Major contact-lens and eye-care maker; captive lens packaging.
Bausch + Lomb(BLCO)
HQ CA18% share
Eye-health company (contact lenses, surgical, pharma). Markets Adato Sil-Ol 5000 (5,000 cSt silicone oil tamponade, U.S.) and the Oxane 1300/5700 silicone oil line (Europe).
CooperVision (The Cooper Companies)(COO)
HQ US
Major contact-lens maker; captive blister/saline packaging.